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Welcome to AlgaeFood

seaweed as the regional food of the future

 The AlgaeFood project is a three-year project with the aim of putting more regional seaweed on our plates. Through training courses, cooking events and vocational training, people young and old are taught to recognise seaweed as their daily bread.

We think seaweed belong
onto every plate! Why?

1. Algae are full of important nutrients,

2. can be grown in an environmentally friendly way and

3. are a real enrichment for the kitchen!


Find out lots of interesting facts about native seaweed species. Learn how to prepare them simply and flavourfully and try out our delicious recipes!

Download our brochure:

Algae Food brochure (german)
Algae Food brochure (dansk)
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Eat Algae
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Discover Algae

Seaweed - The Resource of the Future: 
Ecosystem services & hidden potentials of macroalgae

  • What are algae?
  • Algae species in the Baltic Sea
  • What can algae do?
  • Algae are important habitats
  • Algae are good for the climate
  • Algae are good for us
  • How can we use algae sustainably?
  • Sea gardens in the Baltic Sea
  • What other uses do macroalgae have?
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Macro algae brochure (english)

Sea Gardens 
Grow your own algae

Seagardens are similar to the basic idea of community gardens on land, but are oriented towards cultivation in water. In Denmark, several gardens of this type already exist; in Germany, there is currently only one.

  • Learn more about marine gardens and their benefits for people and the environment
  • Learn how to grow your own algae with a detailed example scenario for setting up a marine garden in Northern Germany. 
  • Let yourself be inspired and create your own ocean garden as a community project!
Seagardens
Seagarden Concept (short version)
Seagarden Koncept (komplette Version – Deutsch)
Seagarden Concept (fuld version - dansk)

Recipes

Delicious recipes for cooking with seaweed at home will be shared here over the course of the project. Why don't you try something new?

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Teaching material

The AlgaeFood partners are developing learning materials for schools and vocational colleges to bring algae into the classroom.

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Get to know the partners

AlgaeFood is a German-Danish Interreg project with a total of 5 partners. Together we want to bring more algae into the minds and onto the plates of the programme region!

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events

AlgaeFood organises cooking workshops in Germany and Denmark for school children, trainees and adults, and takes part in various events to integrate seaweed into the German-Danish cooking culture.

October 2026
Oct 20
20 October 2026
Back again: AlgaeFood results at the Gottorf Farmers Market
This year again, we are participating in the Gottorf Landmarkt. Here, oceanBASIS and CRM will present, among other things, the results of AlgaeFood with delicious samples of algae-based food and information on the sustainable use of algae as food.
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Oct 20
20 October 2026
Spring vegetable dish with asparagus at the Gottorf Country Market
Together with Volker Fuhrwerk, former star chef at Restaurant Ole Liese on Gut Panker, we will present a spring asparagus dish at the Gottorf Landmarkt on 18 May 2025 at 1:00 PM. 120 portions will be served to interested and eager-to-taste people.
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Oct 20
20 October 2026
Seaweed display at Havets Perle in Sønderborg
AlgaeFood presented a seaweed demonstration at „Havets Perle“ in Sønderborg. A popular fish shop was named „Shop of the Year“ in Sønderborg. There was a steady stream of customers throughout the day.
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August 2026
Aug 21
21 August 2026
Seaweed impresses in Thyborøn: Tasting in the fish hall
Seagrass tasting in the fish auction in Thyborøn. The staff showed great interest and were impressed by how good seagrass can taste. The audience, not least the locals from Thyborøn, also showed great interest and would like to buy the products if they were available.
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Aug 20
20 August 2026
Visiting Germany's first marine garden
On August 20, participants from Denmark and Germany came together in Flensburg for a cross-border event on marine gardens. The event offered the opportunity to get acquainted with the first marine garden in Germany and to exchange experiences and ideas across borders. The participants were introduced to the concept and discussed the potential...
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June 2026
Jun 20
20 June 2026
Seaweed in the kitchen: Demonstration in Kerteminde and Fjord&Bælt
AlgaeFood organized a demonstration of seaweed products in collaboration with Superbrugsen in Kerteminde and Fjord&Bælt. The goal was to make visitors aware of the many uses of seaweed in the kitchen and of the possibility of harvesting seaweed themselves.
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May 2026
May 23
23 May 2026
Madens Folk Meeting 2026
The „Madens Folk Meeting 2026“ in Nykøbing Falster was a great success with over 40,000 visitors. The joint stand of AlgaeFood and the North Sea College, which offers training for fish traders in Denmark, was a big draw all day long, and the visitors were all enthusiastic about our samples....
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May 17
17 May 2026
120 portions of algae: Cooking together at the Gottorf Country Market
This year too, we will be cooking together with Volker Fuhrwerk a great algae dish at the Gottorf Landmarkt from 13:00 onwards. Again, 120 portions will be served to interested and eager-to-taste people.
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May 17
17 May 2026
Algae dips and a ministerial visit: AlgaeFood at the Gottorf Landmarkt
On May 17, AlgaeFood was represented with a stand at the Gottorf Landmarkt. Hundreds of interested people were able to try algae in various dips at our stand. Volker Fuhrwerk cooked a great dish with smoked fucus at the neighboring stand with support from Susanne. Throughout the day, Tobias Goldschmidt, Minister for Energy Transition,...
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May 16
16 May 2026
Algae try their hand at the OceanFamilyFestival in Kollund
On May 16, the crossborder cooking event "OceanFamilyFestival" took place in Kollund. Around 30 participants learned about algae as food. Afterwards, the algae could be tried in various dishes.
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April 2026
Apr 29
29 April 2026
Algae in the kitchen of the future: Workshop at the Hansenberg vocational school
The students of the Gastronomy line at the Hansenberg vocational school had the opportunity to experiment with algae in cooking class on April 29, when a team from AlgaeFood visited. 🧑🏻‍🍳 On the workshop day: ✔️ We tested teaching activities on algae developed by AlgaeFood ✔️ We discussed regenerative marine raw materials and how to use them...
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Apr 22
22 April 2026
Algae from the grill: cooking workshop at the OceanSpring Festival in Kiel
In April 2026, the OceanSpring Festival took place at Tiessenkai in Kiel. In perfect spring weather, 20 people participated in a cheerful and informative cooking workshop. In bright sunshine, various dishes made with algae were prepared and grilled.
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